Olive Garden Hostess 16 Resigns And Plans To Sue The Chain

A 16-year-old student has resigned from her job as an Olive Garden hostess after she says she was harassed by her coworkers for calling out workplace discrimination.   
Amira Donahue and an unidentified server both claim they were targeted with racial discrimination last month when a white woman at the restaurant in Evansville, Indiana, demanded 'a server that wasn't black' - and the manager granted the request.
The chain revealed that that they had fired the location's manager after learning how they handled the altercation.
But Amira says that after the manager was terminated, her co-workers began making derogatory comments about her.
 Donahue's lawyers announced on Saturday that she was no longer employed with the Evansville eatery. 
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Amira Donahue's lawyers announced on Saturday that she was no longer employed with the Evansville Olive Garden
'After Amira spoke up about being discriminated against by an Olive Garden customer, she has been harassed by and retaliated against by her coworkers and superiors,' local law firm Danks and Danks said in a release. 
'Amira told her superiors about the harassment and retaliation by her coworkers, and Olive Garden failed to stop it from continuing.'  
The release states that Amira tried to 'overcome the adversity' she experienced at Olive Garden.
But she says following the firing of the manager, the work environment became 'intolerable.' 
The lawyers shared that the final straw came on March 6 when Amira alleges she overheard her coworkers talking about her to each other, making comments including 'black people will do anything for money' and 'I' don't like her.' 
The lawyers said they stood by Amira and hold Olive Garden 'responsible for its treatment of employees.' 
The release states that Amira tried to 'overcome the adversity' she experienced at Olive Garden but following the firing of the manager, the work environment became 'intolerable' 
'If there are any other employees harmed by Olive Garden's or Darden restaurants' employment practices or conditions, we are asking them to come forward now and stand with Amira,' the lawyers concluded. 
The lawyers shared that the final straw came on March 6 when Amira overheard her coworkers talking about her to each other, making comments 'black people will do anything for money' and https://themomsite.bookmark.com/cheap-gifts-for-coworkers-under-5 'I' don't like her'
In an interview with [ ][ Donahue shared that the woman's fury then got directed towards her. 
'She stood in the middle of the restaurant and started screaming at me in front of all of the customers,' said the hostess. 
'The lady also made comments about me to another coworker saying that I am not family-friendly and that I should go work at a strip club instead of an Olive Garden.
'(She asked) am I even black, am I from here, am I from America, just like offhand comments like that and referring me to the 'other one'. ' 
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Donahue shared that the woman's fury then got directed towards her
Olive Garden spokesman Hunter Robinson said the company does not tolerate discrimination of any type and added that senior leadership would be investigating the incident. 
They also confirmed that the manager at the eatery was fired. It is not clear the race of the manager. 
NAACP President Reverend Gerald Arnold stressed that they had not received a formal complaint but added that they too were investigating the incident.
Donahue is still shaken up from the incident. 
'I would never expect it to be so apparent in public like it's 2020, not 1920 and I feel like it should take more than social media to get a problem like this out there,' Donahue said.




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